I am a procrastinator. I am probably the liberal equivalent of the 101st Chairborne Division--the person whose total contribution to the political process is sitting in front of his computer, arguing with someone who is Wrong on the Internet. And today, for the first time, I volunteered for a political candidate.
Throughout the primaries, I contributed megabytes of text to blogs like ObWi and Redstate, but despite the ease of donating to the Obama campaign, I never opened my wallet or made the call.
Throughout the general, the volume of my opinions on the Internet grew, but I never donated or volunteered. I had lots of opportunities, but it was always "next week", or "after this paycheck".
I moved last year and didn't update my voter registration until two weeks ago. I showed up at my local election office on the very last day you could register, and stood in line for half an hour on my lunch break to do it.
They reissued a ballot to my correct address, but I never sifted through my mail to find it. I didn't even fill it out until this morning, minutes before I walked out the door--after some frantic googling to find out who these judges were and what I should think about I-1029.
And then, a week before the election, I had an epiphany.
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